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Exciting opportunities for ophthalmic surgeons with the UK and Europe’s leading provider of cataract surgery, lens replacement surgery and laser eye surgery.

20 March 2023 | Recruitment & Personnel
We have opportunities across the UK and Ireland for ophthalmic surgeons to treat private pay, PMI and NHS funded patients.
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Experiences of patients and their families and the impact of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy

3 April 2023 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology
The authors present a qualitative study which aimed to explore the impact of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) from diagnosis to present day on both patients and their families. Individuals with LHON and their families were purposively sampled from four...

Governments missing opportunity to increase economic progress

28 June 2023 | IAPB, GLOBAL, ECONOMY
Report calls on governments to invest in eye health to address $410.​​​9​​ billion loss in economic productivity.

Hospital wins funding to investigate sickle cell sight loss.

12 July 2023
The hospital trust is the first in the UK to lead on a research project to understand the impact of sickle cell disease on eyesight.

College of Optometrists urges next government to prioritise eye health

4 July 2024 | politics, election, 2024, optometry, optician, optometrist
The College of Optometrists is calling on the next Westminster government to establish optometrists as the first port of call for anyone with an eyecare issue.

100 years since Sir William Duke-Elder graduated from the University of St Andrews

2 February 2024 | | Ophthalmology
With sincere thanks to Andrew King, Ophthalmic Optician and owner of Andrew King Opticians near Glasgow, for his extensive research into Duke-Elder’s life.' Sir William Stewart Duke-Elder. Photo credit: Edward Irvine Halliday, Institute of Ophthalmology. In the world of ophthalmology,...

COVID-19 and Charles Bonnet Syndrome

14 April 2020 | | COVID-19, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
As COVID-19 rips through the country, it is – of course – imperative that we stay at home to try and prevent the virus spreading through the whole community. We are all aware of the need to take special care...

The role of inflammation in the pathophysiology of DMO

1 February 2016 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is a major cause of visual loss in diabetes, with a complex multifactorial pathogenesis. In the UK alone it is estimated that there are nearly 2.5 million diabetic patients aged over 12 years. Approximately 65,000 of...

Quiz Oct/Nov 2022

3 October 2022 | | Ophthalmology
History An Afro-Caribbean woman, aged 30, with “scleral tattooing” for cosmetic reasons (subconjunctival dye injection), presented with bilateral upper and lower eyelid oedema for one week, and she also had restricted eye movement and blurry vision in her right eye....

CALL TO ACTION: Ophthalmology on Myanmar / Thailand border: do you have any redundant kit?

29 June 2023 | | Ophthalmology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
In 1990, the late Doctor Frank Green, a consultant ophthalmologist in Aberdeen, along with Doctor Phillip Ambler, a GP with ophthalmic training, responded to an invitation to provide ophthalmic care for Karen refugees on the northern and eastern Myanmar borders....

Part 1: The Arclight Project – Frugal tech for sight

3 April 2024 | | Ophthalmology
Click here for Part 2 on this topic. The Arclight Project is a mix of frugal design, manufacturing, distribution, teaching, research, and advocacy, all wrapped up in a social enterprise based at the University of St Andrews. The project is...

Guide to Gaining Approval for a Clinical Study

1 April 2014 | | AMD, Cataract and Refractive, Cornea / External Eye Disease, Emergency Ophthalmology, Genetics, Glaucoma, Imaging, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Ocular Pathology and Oncology, Oculoplastics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orbit, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
This article focuses on gaining approval for clinical research involving NHS patients, although the principles can be applied to other types of research. The intention is to give an overview of the requirements for setting up a research study, but...